Thanks!
Well, i don’t mind sharing these as they are in the past now and i already feel i am a different athlete this season compared to last.
The main problem i had mentally was also the main problem i had all season. This was fouls, fouling consumed me basically because i did it SO OFTEN and just couldnt seem to fix it during the season. I pretty much had no chance of reaching my potential last year because of this. I couldnt help but think about it before meets (worrying about doing again). After i would foul one jump, that was my meet over mentally. It was a bad situation.
Also, my focus was poor in meets. I am such a fan of track that when i jumped in meets i forgot i had a job to do and often wouldnt concentrate on MY performance.
My pre-meet routine wasnt consistant either. I couldnt figure out if i needed to be hyped up to jump well, or relaxed. I tried things, but never stuck with one. My mental tool box (imagery, relaxation, breathing etc) wasnt used conststantly as a result of my pre meet plan being inconsistant.
I also needed to get over the notion that i was a great practice performer and not meet performer. This should have been easy as ALL my biggest jumps have come in a meet setting. However, when you foul nearly all of them by an inch, sometimes that over rides every other thought.
I came into last season really excited about working with Mike, i simply thought that the physical improvements that i would make would be enough to get to a 7.80m-8m level. I forgot all the other components (mental, technical, rehab, supplements, diet) and although i did physically improve alot, i had nothing to show for it at the end of the season except for alot of X X X’s.